河北省沙河市二十冶综合学校高中分校高中英语选修六Unit5reading

Unit5Thepowerofnature：ReadingUnit5Teachingperiod2TopicThepowerofnaturestyleReadingAimsTrainthestudents’readingability=1\*ROMANI.根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：P34Myjobistotraveltounusualplacesandmeetinterestingpeoplefromallovertheworld.Iuse1(science)instrumentsinmyworkandmeetwithlocalpeopleandtourists,andIamnever2（bore）.Asa3(火山学家),IcollectinformationaboutMountKilauea.Myjobis4(occasion)dangerous;Idon’tmindbecausedanger5(interest)meandmakesmefeelalive.Asisknown,whenlavafromthevolcanoflows,manyhouseswillbecoveredwithlavaor6(be)burnttotheground.Allthelava7(pass)slowlydownthemountaincausesmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemoltenrock.Ionceexperiencedan8(火山爆发).Whenitbrokeout,redlavawas9(喷)hundredsofmetresintotheair,anditwasan10(absolute)fantasticsight.Ⅱ.阅读理解ParicutinwasborninMexicoinFebruary,1943.Atthattime,Paricutinwas500feethigh,anditisnowover9,000feethigh.TodayParicutinisasleep.WhatisParicutin?Itwasthefirstvolcano(火山)intheworldwhichwasseenfromitsbirthrightuptothepresentday.OnFebruary20,1943,apeasantandhiswifesetouttoworkintheircornfieldsfromtheMexicanvillageofParicutin.Theyweresurprisedtofindtheearthwarmundertheirfeet.Suddenlytheyheardnoisedeepintheearthandasmallholeappearedintheirfield.Intheafternoontherewasasuddenloudnoiseandstoneswerethrownhighintheair.Thepeasantsranfromthefieldandturnedtowatch.Largequantitiesofstoneandlavabrokeoutandalittlehillbegantoform.Byeveningthishillwas100feethighandhotashes(灰烬)werefallingonthevillage.Atnightthestronglightofthehotlavalitupthecountryside.Thetreesnearthevillagewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.Whenthevillagewasdestroyed,itsnamewasgiventothevolcano.ThenewsquicklyreachedMexicoCity,fartotheeast.Manypeoplecametowatchthescene.Thevolcanogrewandgrewfortenyearsandhundredsofsquaremilesofforestsweredestroyed.ThenParicutinwenttosleep.1.Whatwasdestroyedinthegrowingupofthevolcano?A.Thelittlehillofstone.B.Thevillagerslivingcloseby.C.TheforestsandfieldsaroundParicutin.D.TheMexicanpeasantandhiswife.2.Inthispassagethewriteristryingto_________.A.tellusaninterestinghappeningB.explainascientifictheoryC.makeusbelievesomethingD.makeupaninterestinglie3.Whatcanwelearnaboutvolcanoesfromthispassage?A.Newvolcanoesmayappearinplacewherepeopledonotexpectthemtobe.B.Volcanoesarealwaysgrowing.C.Volcanoesareactivefromtimetotime.D.Newvolcanoesareactiveforonlytenyears.Ⅲ.完形填空（选修）JimandKatearebrotherandsister.Theyboth________inthesamemiddleschool.Jimisin_____________andKateisinGradeOne.Jim________veryhard.Kayeworks_________.BothJimandKatehavelunchatschool.Jimgoeshome________halfpastfiveandKategoeshomeataquartertofive.Theyboth________theirparents.Theyoftenhelpthemdothehousework.Theirfatherworksinafactory________theirhome.Heusuallygoestoworkatsevenfifty_________footandhegoeshomeatfi